LONDON: As with the men, a new all around champion will be determined today. Rebecca Bross (USA) held first after qualifying, and top challengers include second and third place finishers Ana Porgras (ROU) and Lauren Mitchell (AUS) as well as Bridgett Sloan (USA), National Games winner Deng Linlin and Yang Yilin of China, and Ekaterina Kurbatova and European champion Ksenia Semyonova of Russia. Fan favourites Veronica Wagner (SWE) and Elsa Garcia (MEX) both missed the Olympics last year but have made the field for today's competition.
Ana María Izurieta won't compete tonight, instead, Mayra Kroonen from The Netherlands is competing according to the last roster update.
Just in front of me, seated, the great French gymnast Isabelle Severino cheering for the French girls.
The arena today looks full, with the upper levels sold out and some spare spaces in the more expensive seats.
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Rotation One |
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Mitchell (AUS) V DTY. Low chest landing but good. 14.400
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Kaeslin (SUI) UB giant 1 ½ - Gienger, undershoot, blind change to HB, Markelov, Tkatchev, full in off. 13.875 |
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Morel (FRA) BB split leap – wolf jump, free aerial (wobble), full turn, side somi, switch leap – Rueda, ff – ff – 2 ½. 13.175 (5.0) |
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Uemura (JPN) FX front 1/1 – 1 ½, front 2/1, double back, double pike off. 12.750 |
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Porgras (ROU) V FTY (hop back), good form. 13.675 |
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Yang Yilin (CHN) UB Bi 1/2, - Tkatchev, Bi, Jaeger, Pak, bad on HS on low bar, full in to head. 13.950 (6.5 D) |
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Garcia (MEX) BB split ½ leap, side aerial, side somi, free aerial, flic – back tuck (wobble). Ro – double back off (step). |
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Downie (GBR) FX 1 ½ through 2 ½, full in, 3/1 (crossed legs and low chest), double pike (stuck). 13.525 |
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Bross (USA) V DTY. 14.525 |
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Tsurumi (JPN) UB double layout (stuck). 15.050 into the lead. |
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Tamirjan (ROU) BB free aerial – flic – layout, switch ring leap, split jump to split leap, side somi, aerial to 2 feet, front tuck, wobble on full turn, side split (wobble), ff – ff – double pike (step back). |
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Wing (GBR) FX double Arabian (squat landing), double back, 1 ½ through 2/1 (low chest), 12.550 |
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Kurbatova (RUS) V DTY (nearly stuck). |
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Dufournet (FRA) UB Pak, clear hip – Pak, stalder 1/1 – Gienger (no Def today), giant 1 ½, double layout. 14.600 |
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Rogers (CAN) BB free aerial, switch leap – omelianchik, turn with leg at horizontal, flic – layout (fall after grabbing the beam), ff – ff – double pike off. 12.600 |
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Wagner (SWE) FX wrong music for Wagner. Double front, double back, front 1/1 punch layout (oob), front 1 ½. 12.800 |
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Sloan (USA) V DTY (step back, good height and legs) 14.825 |
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Kroonen (NED) UB Shaposhnikova, toe on 1/1 (mistake), gone wrong on a giant, lose rhythm, Jaeger, double front (fall). 11.525 |
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Galante (ITA) BB free aerial (hesitation), flic – layout (bent knees), nice flexibility, switch leap – back tuck (tiny wobble), turn to turn with leg to head, split leap - split jump, 1 ½ turn with leg at head (wobble), side somi, ro – double pike (low chest). 13.625 |
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Leal (BRA) FX piked full in (step fwd), full in tucked, 1 ½ - 1/1, double pike off. 13.275 |
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Deng Linlin (CHN) V DTY (slightly underrotated). 14.225 |
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Semyonova (RUS) UB stalder to overshot, toe on 1 ½ - Jaeger, stalder 1 /1 – Deltchev, Pak (fall), toe on 1/1 (legs), Arabian double pike off (form not so good). She has a back injury. 13.250 (6.3 / 6.950) |
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Bui (GER) BB switch leap – wolf jump, flic – whip, side somi, ro – double pike off (low). 13.100 |
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Kim Un Hyang (PRK) FX full in (low and step forward), 1 ½ - 1/1 (legs), double back (stuck)., double pike (step). Her leaps are not good. 12.600 |
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After 1st subdivision, Japanese Koko Tsurumi is leading the competition ahead Bridget Sloan (USA) and Ekaterina Kurbatova (RUS).
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Rotation Two |
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Downie V DTY (a bit low). 14.500 |
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Porgras UB insdie stalder, stalder to overshoot, stalder 1 ½, - Jaeger, endo 1/1 to undershoot, double layout (hop). |
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Yang Yilin BB onodi (woblble), flic – back tuck (tiny step), rulfova, turn with leg at horizontal, free aerial, side aerial (not connected), switch ring leap (steps out of it), ro – 2 ½ (step back). 14.225 |
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Garcia FX double Arabian (hop fwd), 2 ½ punch layout (stuck), double pike, 13.325 |
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Wing V Yurchenko 1 ½, good and small step to the side. 13.950 |
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Bross UB stalder 1/1 – Tkatchev, Jaeger, Pak, full in (stuck). |
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Tsurumi BB switch ring leap (nice), free aerial – flic – layout, onodi, sheep jump (not wonderful), side somi, side aerial (tiny wobble), switch leap – split jumpm – korbut, turn with leg at horizontal, ro – 2 ½ (step). Beautiful gymnast. 14.800 |
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Tamirjan FX piked full in, tucked full in (stuck), 1 ½ punch layout, double pike (step). Big cheer from the crowd. According to the arena’s speaker: “very business like”. |
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Wagner V Handspring front pike ½ off, nice. 13.725 |
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Kurbatova UB clear hip – Shaposhnikova, stalder 1/1, Tkatchve – Pak (bad), Shaposhnikova ½, 14.700 (6.3) |
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Dufournet BB side aerial, free aerial – flic – layout, Arabian, onodi (slow), switch leap – layout, turn, split jump, ff – ff – double pike off (stuck). 14.450 |
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Rogers FX full in, double back, 2 ½, double pike (jump back). |
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Leal V Yurchenko 1 ½. |
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Sloan UB toe on Shaposhnikova, Tkatchev, piked Tkatchev, full twisting double layout (piked down). 14.800 |
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Kroonen BB switch leap – back tuck (wobble), spin, free aerial, flic – layout, fall on ½ split leap, side split, 12.075 |
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Galante FX nice spin to start, front full (legs apart), double spin with leg to head, double pike. |
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Kim Un Hyang V FTY (step fwd). 13.400 |
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Deng Linlin UB endo – endo ½ - Tkatchev, giant 1/1 – Jaeger, Pak (a bit close), toe on overshoot, full twisting double layout (piked down and step fwd). |
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Semyonova BB switch leap, free aerial – flic – whip, side somi, free cartwheel (wobble), turn in attitude, sheep jump, onodi – flic – layout, split leap – split jump, ro – double pike off (step). Much better than in qualifications. 14.225 |
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Bui FX full in (step back), front 2/1, 2 ½ - barani (fall, she was too low), double pike (step). 12 .250 |
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Uemura V FTY (step to the side). 13.325 |
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Mitchell UB toe on overshoot, Jaeger, toe ono 1/1 – undershoot, double front off (big jump fwd). 13.625 |
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Kaeslin BB ro – layout 2 feet mount, ro – layout 2 feet (wobble), front tuck, side somi, turn with leg at horizontal, back tuck, switch leap – wolf jump, ro – double pike off (step back). 13.500 |
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Morel FX 1 ½ through 2 ½, double back, 2/1, double pike. 13.050
After 2nd rotation, Koko Tsurumi is leading over the two Americans, Sloan and Bross. |
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Rotation Three |
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Tamirjan V DTY. Legs apart during the preflight. |
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Wing UB Tkatchev to Pak, toe on – Shaposhnikova, form break on undershoot, double pike off (step fwd). 13.300 |
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Bross BB turn, Arabian, free aerial –flic – layout, switch leap – back tuck, sheep jump (a bit low), split jump – wolf jump, side somi, front tuck, ro – double Arabian (step fwd). 15.300 |
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Tsurumi FX full in (stuck), 2 ½ punch layout (stuck), front 1/1, switch ring leap – switch leap, double pike off (step back). 13.725 |
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Rogers V Yurchenko 1 ½, |
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Wagner UB Gienger, double front off (sit down). |
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Kurbatova BB switch ring leap (wobble), free aerial, flic – layout (fall), switch leap (wobble), split leap – wolf jump, turn with leg at horizontal, kotchekova, ro – double back (step). 12.850 |
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Dufournet FX piked full in, double Arabian (big step fwd), 1 ½ through 2 ½ (step to the side), double pike (step back). 13.300 |
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Galante V FTY (hop back). |
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Leal UB Jaeger, double front off (jump back). 13.500 |
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Sloan BB 1/1 split jump, split jump – wolf jump, front tuck, flic – layout (wobble), free aerial – free carwheel, switch leap – back tuck, ro – double pike off (nearly stuck). 14.000 |
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Kroonen FX 1 ½ through double back, 2 ½ (crossed legs) – stag jump, a bit forced the combination, front full, double pike off. 13.200 |
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Bui V handspring front layout ½ off. |
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Kim Un Hyang UB |
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Deng Linlin BB front pike (grab beam), flic – flic – layout to 2 feet (wobble), switch ring leap, free aerial – back tuck, sheep jump (fall after slipped one foot), switch leap – Rueda, split jump – wolf jump, side somi, ff – ff – double pike off (low but stuck). 13.500 |
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Semyonova FX piked full in, 2 ½ - barani, good dance sequendce, 1 ½ - 1/1 (a bit short but saved), double pike (step back). 13.650 |
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Morel V Yurchenko 1 ½ (step fwd and oob). |
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Uemura UB Jaeger (fall), legs open on the 1 ½ before it, 12.800 |
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Mitchell BB Mitchell mount, flic – flic – whip (step back), switch leap – back pike, ½ split leap, wolf jump – split jump, 2/1 spin in cossak, free aerial – front tuck, switch ring leap – back tuck, ff – ff – double pike (a bit low and hop fwd). Mitchell D score is taking a bit to be decided, her E score is 8.600. 15.100 (6.5 D). |
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Kaeslin FX 2 ½ - barani, 1 ½ - 1/1, double turn with leg at head, double back, double pike. 13.425 |
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Garcia V Yurchenko 1 ½ (bent knees at the end, big step forward). 13.975 |
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Downie UB toe on shaposhnikova, toe one 1/1 – piked Tkatchev (fall), stalder 1/1 – stalder Tkatchev, endo ½ - undershoot, full in (big hop forward). 13.600 |
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Porgras BB roll mount, free aerial – flic – layout, switch ring leap, flic – layout – layout 2 feet (fall), side aerial, switch leap – back tuck (wobble), full turn, side somi (wobble), sheep jump, split jump – split leap, ff – ff – double pike (low and step fwd). 14.125 |
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Yang Yilin FX 3/1, double pike, 1 ½ - 1/1 (step), 2 ½. 13.700
Rebecca Bross obtains the lead after her beam routine, in second, the other USA gymnast, Bridget Sloan and Japanese Koko Tsurumi maintains the podium.
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Rotation Four |
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Dufounet V ro – ½ on – ½ layout off. Good. |
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Rogers UB toe on Tkatchev, toe on ½ - Markelov, Tkatchev, double Arabian off. |
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Wagner BB switch leap – wolf jump, front pike, flic – layout (bent knees), side somi, ½ split leap, side aerial, double front off (step). 13.850 |
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Kurbatova FX double spin with leg at head, double back (stuck), 1 ½ - 1/1 (a bit short), double pike (low and step fwd). Good and interesting choreography. 13.300 |
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Kroonen V FTY (piked down and low). |
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Galante UB inside stalder 1/1 to undershoot, endo1/2, stalder – insdie stalder – stalder Tkatchev, double pike off. 13.025 |
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Leal BB ro – layout mount, flic – layout, free aerial, side somi, side aerial, switch leap – back tuck, 13.250 |
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Sloan FX 1 ½ through 3/1, piked full in, front 2 ½, double pike (stuck). 14.200 |
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Semyonova V Yurchenko 1 ½ (deep landing and tucked down). |
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Bui UB toe on 1/1 – Gienger, stop, toe on Shaposhnikova (fall), full in. 11.575 |
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Kim Un Hyang BB switch leap – back tuck, free aerial, ro- layout full (wobble), front tuck, switch ring leap, ½ split leap, ro – double pike off (step back). |
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Deng Linlin FX double Arabian (big jump forward), full in (low and step forward), double spin, front through 2 ½, double pike. 13.600 |
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Kaeslin V Rudi (piked down, small step back), 15.125 |
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Morel UB toe on ½ - Pak (legs), shaposhnikova, full in (hop). |
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Uemura BB front tuck mount (big wobble but saved), 1/1 wolf jump, front tuck (wobble), flic – layout, free aerial, full spin, front pike, switch leap – back tuck, ro – 2 ½ (underrotated and fall), |
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Mitchell FX double Arabian (deep landing) to stag jump, piked full in (step back and oob), 2 ½ punch layout (step), double pike (jump fwd). 14.025 |
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Yang Yilin V FTY (hop back). Good. |
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Garcia UB giant 1 ½ - Jaeger, toe on – Tkatchev, toe on 1/1 – undershoot, double front off (hop). |
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Downie BB front tuck, free aerial – flic, turn with leg at horizontal (wobble and fall), fall, switch ring leap, ro – double pike off (step) |
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Porgras FX full in tucked, double spin with leg at horizontal, 2 ½ punch layout (legs apart), double pike (step back), double back (stuck). 14.025 |
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Tsurumi V FTY (tiny hop). 13.600 |
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Tamirjan UB 1 ½ - Jaeger, double layout (a bit low, step). 13.625 |
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Wing BB ro – layout mount, split jump – wolf jump, free aerial – flic – layout, switch leap – back tuck (wobble), turn with leg at horizotntal (big wobble but saved), ff – ff – 2 ½ (crossed legs but stuck). 13.600 |
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Bross FX front layout – double front (step), 1 ½ - 2/1 (step), switch ring leap – ½ split leap, 1/1 switch leap, 2 ½ - barani (fall). 12.875
Bridget Sloan is the new AA World Champion, continuing American dominance in the All Around. The silver medal goes to USA, with Rebecca Bross, despite a fall on floor. Brilliant performance by Japanese star Koko Tsurumi that confirms the expectations Japan is creating towards 2012.
Longines Elegance Awards go to:
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- WAG: Elsa García from Mexico. - MAG: Daniel Keatings from Great Britain.
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